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Adam Kinzinger, a six-term Republican congressman and US Air Force veteran, speaks at Heinz Hall on Wednesday evening.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger delivers lecture at Heinz Hall

By Patrick Swain, Contributing Editor • November 17, 2023
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who criticized former president Donald Trump after the 2020 election, delivered a speech at Heinz Hall on Wednesday. Kinzinger’s lecture ranged from his congressional tenure to Trump, foreign policy, the military and Thanksgiving.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt hits Board of Trustees protestors with charges, conduct hearings

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • November 17, 2023
Pitt has filed three summary charges and held eight conduct hearings against protestors who disrupted a Board of Trustees meeting in September. Most of the protesters were students, staff and unaffiliated supporters of Trans Action Building.
Police Blotter: Nov. 9 - Nov. 15

Police Blotter: Nov. 9 – Nov. 15

By News Editors • November 17, 2023
Pitt police reported a criminal trespass, a theft of a bicycle and more in this week’s crime log.
Speakers at the “Twenty Years of the Center for Urban Education: a Retrospective” panel.

Center for Urban Education looks back on two decades of growth

By Andrew McLaughlin, Staff Writer • November 17, 2023

Alan Lesgold, the former Renée and Richard Goldman dean of Pitt’s School of Education, founded the Center for Urban Education in 2003. He felt inspired to open the Center out of a feeling of personal...

Starbucks workers strike during Red Cup Day on Forbes Avenue on Thursday.

‘Give us a fair contract’ : Starbucks workers strike on Red Cup Day in Oakland

By Abby Lipold, Staff Writer • November 17, 2023

Pitt’s Amos Hall Starbucks joined the largest Starbucks strike in history Thursday afternoon in the ongoing battle for workers’ rights. Starbucks workers from Amos Hall, Craig Street and South Side...

A student speaks during the Student Government Board public meeting this Tuesday in Nordy’s Place.

SGB discusses new bill, in-state tuition

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
Student Government Board introduced a new elections bill and discussed in-state tuition and the influx of allocations requests at their Tuesday’s meeting.
Residential buildings on Joe Hammer Square in South Oakland.

What to know when signing a lease

By Elizabeth Primrose, Senior Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
Students should read leases in detail before signing them, and be on the lookout for red flags such as landlords asking tenants to pay rent in all cash according to experts.
Students moving into Litchfield Towers, the largest cluster of dorms on Pitts main campus, ahead of the new academic year during Aug. 2022.

Students reflect on first-year dorm experiences

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
As their first semester of college comes to a close, first-year students are reflecting on their dorm experiences and deciding if they chose the right place to live.
Residential buildings on Joe Hammer Square in South Oakland.

Students, SGB share tips for finding housing in Oakland

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
For many students, November is a month filled with touring potential apartments and signing leases. Kara Sampson described the process as “challenging.”
Rally organizers hold up a banner that says “Nike stole $800K from Pitt Apparel workers, Pitt is complicit” at a rally in support of the Hong Seng Worker/Student Solidarity Campaign in front of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday afternoon.

Photos: Rally to End Wage Theft

By Amaya Lobato Rivas, Assistant Visual Editor • November 15, 2023

Around 20 students and community members gathered at a rally in support of the Hong Seng Worker/Student Solidarity Campaign in front of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday afternoon. The rally organizers...

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